000
FZPN03 KNHC 031519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT JAN 03 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO ...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 07N FROM 79W TO 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 130W AND FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 118W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 
118W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 25N120W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N135W TO 25N125W TO 22N115W. S OF 
RIDGE TO 11N AND W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. N OF RIDGE BETWEEN 120W AND 130W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 25N115W TO 10N105W 
TO 05N105W TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N135W TO 25N123W TO 22N115W. S OF 
RIDGE TO 10N AND W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. N OF RIDGE BETWEEN 118W AND 135W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 15N115W 
TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW AND NW SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SAT JAN 03.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 113W 
AND 118W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N77W TO 06N95W TO 10N118W TO 
09N133W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 
04N78.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120-180 NM N 
OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 125W. 
 
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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.